Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12
RACING AT HOWARD PARK,
SUMNER MEETING OF THE BURLlNG-
TON DRIVING CLUB.
Good Attendance and Interesting Races
Graystone and Sister Win in the @.%S
and $50 Ciass-Exciting Running
Races and the Roman Race.

The first summer meeting under the
auspices of the Burlington Driving club
ononod ausni,iouslv at tho Harvard Park
r,,.''1,'. ,r,aa,,oe.n rho ,ro,ther yas
Ut 'aS "''eioVon' "e"vno
.'ert,t', the track me ana the attendance
good TO- the first day, but it would have
been much larger except for some unfor
inmate mi,.,n1erstandinyc bout tba trains
- -, 49,, 49,
DIS ip'uy wen, ~ 'ne "ep'' ~ so vi ,,'e
TRAM, ana hndihg none, went nome dls-
gpstcd. The plumber of teams on the
.rouuds however, was unusually large,
,,,.,,,. ~ ,,lot ,,ro,,,ro,t ~ iderte anI
many ~ ou. i"Uat p.ol.'n rno
meats were as near perfect as could be ex-
prcted The first day, and everything passed
cfI in good shape. The Judges were 5. n
Raymond of brooklyn, Darwin Ryder of
Middlebury aud II. c. Smith of Burling
ton.
=, eliza a.. ,,,,,o to,. .l,o Van Nos.
III Tue rs cI'S'e lo' me N"u us
l'on-e at'kes' the starters were Ch' y
Maid, b. m. by Abare and Richards,
Chalv p.ckwirk, b. TT. w. Utton of
Nnrri,y vile: cen George A. Ballard. blk.
| :. G. y. Miller of Morrisville; Crevlirht
| by f. f. Carpenter of Boston. Greylight
drew the pole with the Maid second
| Pickwick third and Ballard fourth
after scoring twice the word was given,
the start being me one except that Bal
lard was nearly a length behind.
ha V Maid took the lead before the
eighth was reached, followed closely by
| Greylight and Pickwick in order while
Ballard cd not settle down until near the
quarter. 'Chis order wa kept all the way
round, with varying distaccos 'rhc ,uar
| ter was in 81. the half in ~. tue II -.
TIiarcer, in lis. The race down the nome
stretch was line one between the Leaders,
tie Maid winning, but almost ne :; 20
neck with Greylight, while ickwick W Is
good third. Ballard was badly dis
tancc'' Cine o..
The horses wcr' sem OF in ino Shape
| in the second lie; ant .he contest was a
close one to the finish. The Maid held her
lead until near the lin "a although closely
crowded by Crcyliyht. The quarter was
passed in sc, the hrlf n 1.1Nt and the
thrce-.luacter in l:,l, IT this point the
Maid broke but did noe lose her lead al
thou, tho horc. pulled mp beside her.
Coming dow the stretch the race aa9 a
u .etty one. Greyli,.ht pulled slowl =
bat surely for first place willie tick
WICK closed up well the open SPACE. Grey
light won by scant half neck in 2:9;
In the third heat Greyl,ght Dtarted a
little behind but at the turn the NJ IT,
broke and the gray horse gained little
lead. The quarter was now passed ju IL!
and the half in 1:A Pickwck WAS 4
gocd ,hird an the way, ana down Tie paok
but broke. The race down the home sire h
was Eood one, S'rayllgnt winning 10 NJ,
i I'LL ic Sng 9el, aneau "a 'ho N''s WIZ"
Crevli1bt GOT a noor start in the fourth
and The Maid took the lead and held f.
feel to The rear 10 rods. Down the hack
st,at VI The Ma:d hroia and pi..k wi Z
came nm ard made n close strCtcl for i, Il
place. The hnlf was made in 1HT Lo,. ,
the home stretch the race wasa me one.
1'ha Maid nacsed unier The x0ira half n
Mace for running giving the heat ia pick
tryick in OH '' w 'o->
The hiih heat was one of the finest eve
seen here. The word wrs given on fonrth
trial. the Quarter being made in rs in Tho
following order we'll t1gether' Pickwick.
maIe in I TX The fhree nossing under tho
wiIe nearly abreast with Grevhoht sIioht.
ly in the lead The three-uuarter mile
pole was passed in I:5O. Down the home
Stretch Pickwck skinned aid GreyIight
forced nm aven With the hav The c0ntest
wac hot Int the grew won in o.3oi% nv half
a length while he Maid was three Lengths
tn the rear The nurge was: 20 Of which
G1eyIight gets sou Chazy Maid 800 and
Pickwlck 10 fourth money nor being
won.
IHE 2") o. ASS.
! ,,,,o .tarac.i In ,,,a o. q .olc-e for +ha
n '.',. III ZIG ~'"o y" ~. 1"e
ilo'e' E"rin9oou s'''"'S were rauh'e -
b. M. by D. w. Hayes, Cu linz ton, Joi
]. b. s. Slaves and Marsh of Plat ,burgh.
sister b. IN. Jerry Wi'iams of Burning
ton, aud Lucy D.. m. Y. II. Page of MOI
risville. Lucy won the poe Fannie II.
secopd, John l. third and Sister fourth.
In the first heat they got the wori at
the fifth trial, with Sister about a length
I , the rear, but her driver noddt and the
word was given. Sister passed them all
| just around the turn, but broke and was
almost stopped at the quartt~ before she
{ oud gee her feet At the hp ( Lucy ted
John second, and Fannie third .y.ster
tnen did some good work, and PES ed
Fannie H. Lucy won leading John J. Il
couple of lengths. Sister was third aud
| Fannie II. was distanced by 10 rods
Time, 81.
The horses got away well together IN
the second heat on the fourth trial. Sister
at once took second place, and ON Lucy's
breaking at the turn took the lead. The
quarfer was made in 81. At the quarter